crown
n
1
(a) [C] ornamental head-dress made of gold, jewels, etc worn by a king or queen on official occasions 王冠; 皇冠.
(b) (the Crown or the crown) [sing]
the State as represented by a king or queen as its head 王國
land owned by the Crown 王國的土地
a minister of the Crown 王國的大臣
Who appears for the Crown (ie Who is prosecuting the accused person on behalf of the State) in this case? 誰在該案中代表王國政府出庭?
[attrib 作定語]
Crown land, property, etc 王國政府的土地、 財產(chǎn)等
a crown witness, ie for the prosecution in a criminal case 刑事案件中提起公訴一方的證人.
(c) the crown [sing]
the office or power of a king or queen 王位; 王權(quán)
She refused the crown, ie refused to become queen. 她拒不接受王位.
relinquish the crown, ie abdicate 放棄王位.
2 [C] circle or wreath of flowers, leaves, etc worn on the head, esp as a sign of victory, or as a reward 花冠(用花、 葉等做的環(huán)狀物, 戴在頭上, 尤指象徵勝利或作為獎賞者)
Christ's crown of thorns 基督的荊冠
(fig 比喻) two boxers fighting it out for the world heavyweight crown, ie championship 爭奪世界重量級冠軍寶座的兩名拳擊手.
3 (usu 通常作 the crown) [sing]
(a) top of the head or of a hat 頭頂; 帽頂.
(b) top part of anything 物之頂部
the crown of a hill, tree 山頂; 樹顛
the crown (ie the highest part of the curved surface) of a road 彎曲路面的最高部分
A motor cycle overtook us on the crown (ie the middle or most curved part) of the bend. 有一輛摩托車在拐彎處超過了我們.
4 [C]
(a) part of the tooth that is visible outside the gum 齒冠.
(b) artificial replacement for this 假齒冠.
5 [C] crown- shaped emblem or ornament, eg a crest or badge 王冠或花冠狀的標(biāo)記或飾物(如紋章或徽章)
A major has a crown on the shoulder of his uniform. 一名少校在制服的肩部有個王冠形的紋章.
6 [C] former British coin worth 5 shillings (25p) 5先令(25便士)的英國舊幣.
crown v
1 [Tn, Cn.n] put a crown on the head of (a new king or queen) as a sign of royal power 為(新立為王者)加冕
She was crowned (queen) in 1952. 她於1952年繼(王)位.
the crowned heads (ie kings and queens) of Europe 歐洲各國的君主.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr usu passive 通常用於被動語態(tài)]
~ sth (with sth)
(a) (rhet 修辭) form or cover the top of sth 形成或覆蓋某物之頂部
The hill is crowned with a wood. 山頂上長滿了樹.
Beautiful fair hair crowns her head. 她長著一頭淺色的秀發(fā).
(b) complete or conclude sth in a worthy or perfect way 圓滿完成或結(jié)束某事物
The award of this prize crowned his career. 他榮獲此獎, 這是他事業(yè)的頂峰.
efforts that were finally crowned with success 最終必將成功之努力.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) hit (sb) on the head 打擊(某人)頭部
Shut up or I'll crown you. 住口, 要不我就砸爛你的腦袋.
4 [Tn] (also cap) put an artificial top on (a tooth) 為(牙齒)鑲上假齒冠. Cf 參看 crown1 4.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) to crown it `all as the final event in a series of fortunate or unfortunate events 更使人高興的是; 更糟的是
It was cold, raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. 天氣寒冷, 又下著雨, 而最倒霉的是, 我們得走著回家.
?? 考研助記
手持長叉(cr)的人給自己(own)戴上 王冠
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[kraun]n. 王冠, 王權(quán), 頂點vt. 使成王, 加冕, 居...之頂【醫(yī)】 冠相關(guān)詞組: to crown it all wear the crown